The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1887-10-08
THE FAIR.
\ GREAT SUCCESS.
Cecil Co. Maintains Her
Reputation.
AGRATIFIED MULTITU DE
All the Departments Overflow
ing With Exhibits.
THE FOUR DAYS OF FINE RACING.
The Largest Display of Blooded Stock
Ever Seen in This Section.
THE FOUR DAYS OF FINE RACING.
10000 ATTENDANCE.

ready established in reputation as one of
the best annual industrial and agricultu-
raj displays in the country, contributions
and exhibits came in as it were spontaue-
ously, the only question with the man
ayers being to afford them the bes5 ar
rangement and display possible. To do
this money has been lavishiy spent, and
the most prominent object on entering
the grounds is the Exhibition Hall of In
dustry, or " Mitchell Hail. as named in
compliment to its protector the late Ar
thur w. Mitchell, Esq. The fearful
weather of last week had excited some
apprehension as to the possible behavior
Of that capricious individual, the clerk of
the weather, and on NJ 'nday, when ex
hbits began to arrive, the prospect was
not the most encouraging. Dark and
threatening clouds hung lowering over
head, and seemed as late as Tuesday
morning to promise disaster. But dame
Nature could not have been i'll more
amiablc mood than she was on Thursday
and Friday, the two great" days of the
exhibition. Tuesday and Wednesday,
however were both more important days
this year than before. This was due to
the new rule adopted by the manage
ment, which required all exhibits to be
entered in person at the hall on those
days Tuesday. This brought to the
grounds more exhibitors than hereto ore
on the opening days, and increased the
activity of what are usually rather dull
days In all the departments this year
the number of exhibits was largely in
excess of any previous year. This was
particularly the case i'll the cattle, horse,
and stock displays. The number offered
oveltlxed the capacity of the stalls, and
a number were rot entered for this rea-
sou. At any time from early morning
on Thursday and Friday the exhibition
grounds presented an animated picture,
outrivaliug VANITY Fair" in the noise
and din, while the crowd, amiable and on
its amusemCnts intent, was i'll itself
study. The amusements this year were
excellent, the tournament and athletic
sports contributing to the general success
of the exhibition.
| MITCHELL HALL.
1t was around Mitchell Hall of course,
the spacious cases of which were filed
with the beautiful haudwork of woman's
deft fingers, centered the interest of all
fair" visitors at the exhibition. The
hall itself far exceeds any similar exhibit
ton building in the state being bright,
of excellent design and fitted up in the
best taste Never before has there been
seen so large and attractive an eNhibi.
ton of artistic needlewcrk as was to be
seen here, display on stands and in glass
show cases. Entering this building by
the south door, the most prominent Oh
Jet as you glanced around it was an
ebony painted. Screen by Miss Alice L
Clark. This excited very general favor
able comment for its beauty Near it a
painted mirror by Mrs John VI Tucker OF
| Elkton was equally merit orious. \
raiuted Tamborine by Miss Minnie
Clement of Smyrna was a noticeable ex-
hiblt. This lady's contributions were
very numerous. Flowers in oil by Miss
, Lizzie Walmsly were yely artistic.
Among the contributions of this depart
ment were painting in brass by Miss
Henrietta lamar of Elkton, oil painting
and kensington painting by Mss Annie
ii Foard of Elkton, Miss Lindsey
Newark. Miss Emma W .lson of Galena
Md, Miss Emma Price of Earlville, Md,
Miss BERTHE Miller of Elkton, Mrs Geo O
Carey of North E st, Miss Florence J
Dean of Newark, Del were contributors
of an infinite variety of beautiful pro-
auctions. Miss Annetta NIiller's display
of paper flowers took first premium
Miss Maggie Ricketts, received first PIE
MUM for net work. Miss Mary Mack of
EIkton took several premiums for paper
flowers and point lace. Mrs Daniel Iar
vey received first premium for pillow
shams in damned net WORK. A bureau
scarf by Ms YIN J Jones and another
by Miss Sara G Wethcrell of Elkton, an
outline scarf by Miss Alice Miller, IA
wooden bed Quilt by Mrs .mes Dean of
Elkton were all excellent. In this de.
partment Miss C II Turner of Balti-
more exhibited particularly noticeable
piece of embroidery, "a good morning"
pillow sham. Mrs \ B Mitchell of Ha-
gerstown, Nd, and Miss Sue Hutchinson
of Oxford, Pa, also exhibited beautiful
work. An embroidered pillow sham by
Mrs r f Hanna of Perryvile showed a
wealth Of embroidery.
In painting on China the most mott
ceable exhibit was that of Miss Lee Yer
din of Hartford, two fruit plates which
took first premium. They could be
easily mistaken for the finest Dresden
painted china Scarcely if at all inferior
to tits exhibit, was a painted Ice Cream
SCI by Miss Annie Stevenson of Dover.
An oil painting "MI,dnight Mass" by Mrs
J II lamar of Elkton, a head "Mar-
guerete, by the same lady took first pre-
miams in this department. A hand
painted Venetian Mirror by Miss Fannie
Jones of Elkton, got what it deserved a
first pre- MUM.
One of the most attractive displays in
the department was an assortment of
samples of crochet work by Miss Ellen
Barroll. An afternoon tea cover by Mrs.
Cecil Whitaker won first premium for
It's excellence. An ornamental tidy by
the same lady was a beautiful piece Of diff
ficult needle work. A cretonne embroid
cred banner by Miss Annie Stevenson. Of
Dover, showed artistic taste aud took IL
first premium. Miss Rhine Jones. of
Elkton, exhibited a display of knitted
zephyr work, which took the first prem
ium. An Arasene embroidered recep
ton chair by Mrs. John S Writ was q
beautiful piece of art work and charac-
teristc of the author-tastety. A fancy
box by the same lady took a first prem
ium. Two vases of feather flowers by
Miss Aunie Hogg, of ElkSon, showed ar
tistic taste in arrangement and design
although Miss IIogg is self instructed in
this art.
THE FLOWER SHOW.
| This disp ay was unusually full and
particularly tin", :he DAhlia display be
ing a constant source Of pleasure to the